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“Viral pandemic takes over year 2020. Everyone is hardest hit, but especially the recreation economy!”

Now that you’ve likely spent months struggling with work, school, and all the rest of it, how goes your enjoyment of books? And how can an outreach like Lorehaven, devoted to finding the best Christian fantasy, fare In These Uncertain Times™?

Stranger Than Fantastical Fiction

• It’s official: we’ve entered the Space Laser Wars. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced that Russia and China “have weaponized space, through killer satellites, directed energy weapons, and more.”
• Full video: Defense Secretary Speaks at Air, Space and Cyber Conference.

1. Lorehaven is growing its online presence.

• Lorehaven.com shares reviews, articles, the SpecFaith blog, a complete library, and beyond.
• Up through spring 2020, we also offered an actual print magazine every quarter.
• You could order new copies online (and still can for older issues), or get copies at events.
• This year we adjusted. We’re sharing more articles online and posting all our existing reviews daily!
• Lorehaven also hosts the SpecFaith blog. Stephen usually posts on Tuesdays. In fact, that’s how Zack found us.
• Zack first read these two articles:

https://speculativefaith.lorehaven.com/will-christians-colonize-cosmos/

https://speculativefaith.lorehaven.com/twelve-reasons-left-behind-series-actually-awesome-part-1/

• And of course, Lorehaven hosts this very podcast, now closing on forty episodes.
• Meanwhile, Stephen will soon resume livestream events with Realm Makers.
• The next one is set for this Thursday, Sept. 24, 8 p.m. Eastern.
• Title: How Can Fantastical Stories Boost Your Bible Reading?
• Of course, there’s still the Lorehaven Book Clubs group on Facebook!
• Shout-out to Steve Rzasa for running that, with so many great authors there.
• Remember, Lorehaven is ad-supported. That’s how we can make it free.
• We also have an online store with, among other fare, truly fantastical shirts.
• Christmas is coming quicker than you think. Only three shopping months left …

2. Print copies are on hold for the foreseeable future.

• For the time being, Lorehaven must operate as a webzine.
• Lack of events means lack of ability to fund and distribute print copies.
• To clarify: readers want to find our content easily! The best way to do this is digitally.
• That rules out, say, an older “send print copies by mail to paid subscribers” concept.
• Lorehaven is funded entirely by advertisers. That means we make it available for free.
• We’re also more easily able to interact with readers that way.
• Also that way, we can work better to time reviews with upcoming releases.
• Our fall 2020 issue is already in the works, with a dozen-plus reviews, new articles, beyond.
• Of course, you must subscribe free at Loreh